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#703 Mitsubishi A6M Zero on the Zuikaku

Building the amazing little Sweet 1:144 kit of the Zero with Flight Deck.

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Notes

The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was a long-range carrier-based fighter aircraft.

I picked up this kit for only ¥640 at LeonardoレオナルドLG ２, mainly because I was keen to try as I’d heard really good things about Sweet kits. And oh my, it is a nice little kit. The detail is very impressive for the scale, despite this being one of their older kits.

Paint Scheme

Feature	Color	Paint Used
	primer	Aqueous Black Surfacer 1000
fuselage	flat black	H12
fuselage	IJA Gray Green	C128
prop, detail	silver	H8
deck	tan	H27
lift	grey	H22 + H104 4:1

Build Log

build01a build01b build01c build01d

build02a build02b build02c build02d

Credits and References

About LEAP#703 scale modelsCraft

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LEAP is just my personal collection of projects. Two main themes have emerged in recent years, sometimes combined:

electronics - usually involving an Arduino or other microprocessor in one way or another. Some are full-blown projects, while many are trivial breadboard experiments, intended to learn and explore something interesting
scale modelling - I caught the bug after deciding to build a Harrier during covid to demonstrate an electronic jet engine simulation. Let the fun begin..

To be honest, I haven't quite figured out if these two interests belong in the same GitHub repo or not. But for now - they are all here!

Projects are often inspired by things found wild on the net, or ideas from the many great electronics and scale modelling podcasts and YouTube channels. Feel free to borrow liberally, and if you spot any issues do let me know (or send a PR!). See the individual projects for credits where due.